On Tue, 14 May 2024 22:29:18 GMT, Martin Fox <m...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> On Linux getKeyCodeForChar does not consult the current keyboard layout. For >> example, it assumes the “+” character is on KeyCode.PLUS even on layouts >> which don’t generate KeyCode.PLUS. The result is that most >> KeyCharacterCombinations don’t work. >> >> This PR fixes this using the same approach that Mac glass uses. When the >> user types a key we lookup all the characters that key might generate and >> put them in a map. getKeyCodeForChar then consults the map to find the Java >> key code. This ensures that we only pay attention to keys that are on the >> user’s physical keyboard. >> >> (Some Linux layout maps are expansive and include entries for keys that may >> be on the user’s keyboard but probably aren’t, like “(“ and “)” on the >> numeric keypad. If we simply ask for all entries that generate a given >> character we can get multiple hits with no good way to determine which ones >> are physically present.) >> >> This PR also contains fixes to the Robot to enable testing. When Glass >> consults the GdkKeymap to determine which keys might generate a keyval GDK >> returns a list covering every installed layout and shift level. The old >> Glass code simply picked the first entry in the list. This PR iterates >> through the list looking for one that works for the current layout and >> correct shift level. > > Martin Fox has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge > or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes brought in > by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains ten additional commits since > the last revision: > > - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into linuxcharcombo > - Comment fixes > - Consistency in naming conventions and comment cleanup. > - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into linuxcharcombo > - Expanded robot lookup table, general cleanup > - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into linuxcharcombo > - Resolving duplicates for Robot, fallback for getKeyCodeForChar > - Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into linuxcharcombo > - KeyCharacterCombination fixes on Linux I think this PR should be reopened. ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1373#issuecomment-2231346432
